Thursday, February 28, 2008

UPDATE: Affleck and Garner

Looks like the $22,500,000 behemoth on S. Mapleton Drive in hoity toity Holmby Hills that all the blogs and gossip glossies (see #3) including Your Mama thought Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were in the process of buying is back on the market.

Perhaps that explains why the real estate seeking couple were out looking at high priced properties in Malee-boo last week.

23 comments:

I'm so happy to hear that...the yard was just not enough for the kind of money. With kids, you need a great yard (at least if you're paying $22 million) instead of so much square footage that separates you from the family.

HP would be a nice choice for them b/c residents do leave celebrities alone. Paps might be an issue in which case a few blocks away in gated Fremont Place would be good. It's a totally different feel there though, and very different type of people. Much stuffier, much more plastic surgery and arrogance. HP is far more laid back and easygoing. And after living in HP for 30+ years, I have yet to witness a homeless person within the confines of the neighborhood.

RB - They reportedly looked at and may have been negotiating to buy 311 S. Mapleton and Ben has been photographed at the construction site at 219 S. Mapleton. The houses are similar architectually. 219 (in my opinion) is a better location and would be more private.

wow, things sure change, I remember when an old decorator friend of mine, rolly polly kind of guy, managed to get him self put on title to a house on murifield, 18,000sqft. the market was shit, but he got an old broad to put him on, he got the house and he sold it or the next person sold it to antonion banderas. who later knocked down the next door house, that one must be worth miillions now,

Hi Lucy,Cambridge actually has a broad cross section. Ben and Matt went to public high school in Cambridge. I'm sure that their experiences there influenced later film projects, which have included settings in working class Boston.

An aside, the kitchen from Julia Child's former Cambridge home has been moved to the Smithsonian.

Property Pimp... the decorator you are referring to is designer John Cottrell. He, indeed, sold the house which was featured on the cover of ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST to Banderas and Melanie. It is a stunning estate... and yes, they bought the house next door, which was originally part of their parcel and had been subdivided somewhere down the line, and had the house torn down, because it was incongruent with the architectural style of their home. Thereby restoring the original parcel of land.

They should move to Hidden Hills...gated community, lots of activities for kids and families, a yearly carnival, pumpkin festival, theatre. It's great and no one really bothers the celebrities there. It's also close to shopping and restaurants. And the paparazzi can't get in to take pictures during all of this fun stuff.